EAS 2003 Main Conference

The following preliminary schedule has been assembled for the EAS 2003 Main Conference:

Wednesday Aug 6	1:15-1:20	Greetings
	1:20-1:30	Welcoming Address Maine Dept of Agriculture/Governor
	1:30-2:15	Beekeeping in the New Millennium (Hachiro Shimanuki)
	2:15-2:45	Break
	2:45-315	Student Award Winner
	3:15-3:45	Hambleton Award Winner
	3:45-4:00	Chairman of the Board of EAS
	4:00-4:45	Canada - Leading the Way in North America Medhat Nasr
	Evening	EAS Social
Thursday Aug 7	8:30-9:15	Revisiting the Old Brood Diseases - Resurgence? Jeff Pettis
	9:15-9:50	Other Bee Predators Dewey Caron
	9:50-10:20	Break
	10:20-11:00	Bears (Beekeepers View/Fish and Wildlife View) Tony Jadczak + F&G official
	11:00-11:45	Disease Vectoring by Mites - What we know Dr. DeMiranda
	Afternoon	Workshops
	Evening	Lobster Dinner
Friday Aug 8	8:30-9:15	Integrated Pest Management Concepts Keith Delaplane
	9:15-9:50	Economic Threshold of Mites and What it Means to Beekeepers. Mike Hood
	9:50-10:20	Break
	10:20-11:00	Breaking The Chemical Cycle-Is It Possible? Carl Wenning
	11:00-11:30	Looking Forward Jim Tew
	11:30-12:00	EAS Business Meeting
	Afternoon	Workshops
	Evening	Annual Banquet